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Lesson 3 Insert Keyboarding Skills Keyboard Shortcuts

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Keyboarding skills

Keyboard shortcuts
Touch Typing

Keyboarding skills – the ability to input information at a keyboard


smoothly while typing.

Touch typing – a method of typing (with all the available fingers) without
looking at the keyboard.
•Touch typing can increase typing accuracy and speed.
•Touch typing includes understanding keyboard layout and its functions.
Benefits of touch typing

• Speed (efficient): type faster


• Accuracy (focus): make fewer mistakes
• Productivity: type longer without getting tired
• Health: less likely have health problems (hands,
wrists, neck, etc.)
Typing tips

• Maintain a healthy posture.


• Familiarize yourself with the keyboard layout.
• Start typing with touch typing.
• Press each key with the proper finger.
• Each key has to be pressed by the same finger all the
time.
• Take a typing speed test to keep track of your
progress.
Proper Keyboarding Techniques

• Proper posture
• Body: center body in front of keyboard and sit up
straight.
• Arm position: arms relaxed and bent to about 90
degrees; elbows naturally close to body.
• The mouse and keyboard should be set to the height
of elbow height.
Keyboarding Technique, cont’d…

•Hand position: hands should be flat, but palms of hands not resting
on the keyboard. Keep wrists off the keyboard.

•Feet position: feet should be flat on the ground, slightly apart (don’t
cross).

•Eyes: keep eyes on the screen rather than the keyboard or hands.
Reference:

• Topic A: Keyboarding skills – Key Concepts of Compute


r Studies (opentextbc.ca)
Standard layout of a keyboard
Reference:

• Typing Practice for Everyone | Since 2012 (typingme.c


om)
Using your keyboard
Windows 8.1

• Whether you're writing a letter or calculating


numerical data, your keyboard is the main way to
enter information into your computer. But did you
know you can also use your keyboard to control your
computer? Learning a few simple keyboard commands
(instructions to your computer) can help you work
more efficiently.
How the keys are organized
The keys on your keyboard can be divided into several groups based on function:

• Typing (alphanumeric) keys. These keys include the same letter, number,
punctuation, and symbol keys found on a traditional typewriter.
• Control keys. These keys are used alone or in combination with other keys to perform
certain actions. The most frequently used control keys are Ctrl, Alt, the Windows logo
key , and Esc.
• Function keys. The function keys are used to perform specific tasks. They are labeled
as F1, F2, F3, and so on, up to F12. The functionality of these keys differs from program
to program.
• Navigation keys. These keys are used for moving around in documents or webpages
and editing text. They include the arrow keys, Home, End, Page Up, Page Down, Delete,
and Insert.
• Numeric keypad. The numeric keypad is handy for entering numbers quickly. The keys
are grouped together in a block like a conventional calculator or adding machine.
The following illustration shows how these keys
are arranged on a typical keyboard. Your
keyboard layout might be different.
Typing text

• Whenever you need to type something in a program, e‑mail


message, or text box, you'll see a blinking vertical line (Picture
of the cursor ) called the cursor or insertion point. It shows
where the text that you type will begin. You can move the cursor
by clicking in the desired location with the mouse, or by using
the navigation keys.
• In addition to letters, numerals, punctuation marks, and
symbols, the typing keys also include Shift, Caps Lock, Tab,
Enter, the Spacebar, and Backspace.
Key name How to use it
Shift Press Shift in combination with a letter to type an
uppercase letter. Press Shift in combination with another
key to type the symbol shown on the upper part of that
key.
Caps Lock Press Caps Lock once to type all letters as uppercase.
Press Caps Lock again to turn this function off. Your
keyboard might have a light indicating whether Caps
Lock is on.
Tab Press Tab to move the cursor several spaces forward.
You can also press Tab to move to the next text box on a
form.
Enter Press Enter to move the cursor to the beginning of the
next line. In a dialog box, press Enter to select the
highlighted button.
Spacebar Press the Spacebar to move the cursor one space
forward.
Backspace Press Backspace to delete the character before the
Using keyboard shortcuts

• Keyboard shortcuts are ways to perform actions by using your


keyboard. They're called shortcuts because they help you work faster.
In fact, almost any action or command you can perform with a mouse
can be performed faster using one or more keys on your keyboard.
•
In Help topics, a plus sign (+) between two or more keys indicates
that those keys should be pressed in combination. For example, Ctrl +
A means to press and hold Ctrl and then press A. Ctrl + Shift + A
means to press and hold Ctrl and Shift and then press A.
Find program shortcuts
• You can do things in
most programs by
using the keyboard.
To see which
commands have
keyboard shortcuts,
open a menu. The
shortcuts (if
available) are shown
next to the menu
items.

Keyboard shortcuts appear next to menu items


KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS

• Ctrl + A : Select all text


• Ctrl + B : Bold text.
• Ctrl + C : Copy text
• Ctrl + D : Open font formatting
window
• Ctrl + E : Center text
• Ctrl + F : Find a phrase
•
KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS

• Ctrl + H : Replace text with another


text
• Ctrl + I : Italicize text
• Ctrl + J : Justify text
• Ctrl + K : Open insert hyperlink window
• Ctrl + L : Left align text
• Ctrl + M : Indent a paragraph from the
left
KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS

• Ctrl + O : Open an existing document or


file
• Ctrl + P : Print a document
• Ctrl + Q : Remove paragraph formatting
• Ctrl + R : Right align text
• Ctrl + S : Save the document or file
• Ctrl + T : Create a hanging indent
•
KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS

• Ctrl + V : Paste any text or object that


has been copied.
• Ctrl + W : Close open tab in a browser or
a document in Word.
• Ctrl + X : Cut text or object.
• Ctrl + Y : Redo any undo action.
• Ctrl + Z : Undo any action.
QUIZ

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